ROSETTA STONE AUDIO COMPANION ENGLISH FULL
ROSETTA STONE AUDIO COMPANION ENGLISH SOFTWARE

For those living in Europe, several return flights to another European destination on a low-budget airline and a week or two of accommodation in an inner-city hostel to practise the language with the locals.

Roughly 1_0 in-person, private lessons with a language instructor in your own area (approx.

Approximately 20 – 30 personalised, student-directed, one-on-one lessons with a native speaker via italki (approx.

Just to give you an idea, these are just a few other things this kind of money could get you: Now, I’m sure that their “world’s best” speech recognition technology (TruAccent™), research and expensive marketing campaigns account for most of this cost but for the average home user looking for a foreign language solution that’s well and truly beyond their means. There’s also a CD/Physical package available on Amazon: Price can vary but right now it’s: $ 244.98_ NOTE: I’ve listed the actual prices here you have to pay at checkout (they show a much lower “monthly” amount which is a little confusing/deceptive). There are now 4 purchase options (all of which depend on the length of time you subscribe) for Rosetta Stone: With the rise and popularity of subscription payment options for many products and services online, RS has made a move in the same direction. At the time of this writing, I’ve seen the complete packages of Version 4 (all levels) selling for up around $250 USD through various vendors online like Amazon.įor the average home user this is unjustifiably expensive.īIG UPDATE: The RS pricing on its website has improved enormously since this review was first written. I will state from the outset however that I agree with most that the program is indeed outrageously expensive.

ROSETTA STONE AUDIO COMPANION ENGLISH SOFTWARE

What gives Rosetta Stone a notorious reputationĪ lot of the criticism of Rosetta Stone in online reviews stems from its biblically-proportioned price tag but not enough is actually said about how the software is intended to work. For other language editions, select them here:Īlso be sure to check out the Essential Language Learning Tools page for recommendations on the best resources for getting started learning another language.įor lots of language learning content and helpful advice, make sure to stay “Join the Guild” by signing up below this article. Here are the Spanish and French editions. NOTE: I’ve recommended a far better, more comprehensive (and less expensive) alternative to Rosetta Stone below. What really matters at the end of the day is whether or not the core product is effective or not (and how much it’s changed over recent years).Īs always, you’re welcome to share your thoughts and experience in the comment section below! 🙂 I should also add that this review has been updated to cover the latest version (from my original review of Version 3, not including the games, mobile apps and inflexible, teacher-directed lessons). If you're interested, leave a comment and I will message you personally.Although there are some affiliate links here there are no Rosetta Stone commission links in this article and no links to my own product. This is useful for practicing native pronunciation and listening.

If you have studied Japanese quite a bit (like you've gotten through the first 'Genki' textbook), then I wouldn't worry about not having the original RS software - nothing on this CD will be new to you, as far as vocab/grammar goes.

That is why I'm going to sell all 3 of these together for a measly $25 + S&H. It is lost somewhere in my parents' attic. I am only selling the audio companion CDs for level 1, 2, and 3, NOT the original software. So I'd like to send them to someone who *will* use them!

Well.living in Japan, I get plenty of that on my own lol so I've never, ever used them. When I came to Japan, I had the software downloaded on my laptop, and brought the audio companion CDs with me, thinking I would use them for pronunciation practice.

I tried using it, but it was too easy and soon gave up on it. It never occurred to them, unfortunately, that after studying Japanese at the university level for 2 years, that I was pretty much too advanced for this software.

ROSETTA STONE AUDIO COMPANION ENGLISH FULL

A few years ago, my parents gave me the full Rosetta Stone Japanese set.

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